When William finished speaking, Shen Cheng clearly felt that the inexplicable closeness between William and him had disappeared. Not only that, William directly said, "If you have something good to sell to me, call me. It's too late and I want to rest. Antonov will send you back. Goodbye."
After saying that, William ignored Shen Cheng, who was still wondering why this happened. He went back to the bedroom to take a comfortable bath and fell asleep with Abigail in his arms.
The next morning, when he was having breakfast with his mother and Abby, Antonov walked into the dining room with a box and whispered to William, "Boss, Lawrence sent someone to deliver the Dragon's Head. He also said that the matter you mentioned to him has taken shape. The item should be delivered in a few days."
"Okay." William nodded. Just as he was about to speak, Sunday suddenly reported in his earpiece, "Sir, the White Spirit sent back a message with a plan."
After listening to Sunday's report, William thought about it and said to his mother, "Mom, do you want to go shopping today?"
"You have time?" Lena looked up at William happily. "You don't have to care about your mysterious matters."
After saying that, Lena thought about it and shook her head. "Forget it, you'd better stay at home obediently. Don't even talk about shopping now. As long as you go out, there will be a lot of paparazzi following you. How would you be in the mood to shop?"
His mother's words made William feel a little embarrassed. He had indeed been troubled by too many things recently, and it had been a long time since he went shopping with Lena.
After thinking about it, he suddenly thought of a very suitable luxury street in his mind. "Hehe, that's easy."
Then he said to Sunday, "Help me buy the Burlington Arcade Mall. Tell the mall's manager that I'm going shopping with my mother today and ask him to close the store."
"Yes, sir."
"God, are you crazy or did I hear wrongly?" William's decision was even more shocking than Lena's when she heard that he was going to give Chelsea as her birthday present. Buying a street just to go shopping?
William laughed. "You didn't hear wrong. Anyway, it won't cost much. At most, it'll be fifty to sixty million pounds.
The value of investment in an old luxury street like the Arcade Street was very high. As long as they found a trendy designer to retain the characteristics of the Arcade Street and add some new elements to renovate it, it would be easy to attract a large number of tourists.
Furthermore, as long as the two ends of the corridor are sealed, it's easy to ensure that the security is foolproof. "
"But isn't it too ostentatious to buy an entire street just for shopping? God," Lena facepalmed. "Before nightfall, the news will definitely be about you and me. There will definitely be more people scolding us."
"Who cares? I'm spending my own money. If the media dares to talk nonsense, I'll sue them to death." Then, he turned to Sunday and said, "Sunday, help me inform Anthony to pay attention to the news these days. Find a few examples and sue them until they go bankrupt."
"Yes, sir, the message has been sent."
"No way, Boss, do you have to do this?" Abigail, who was sitting beside William, covered her mouth in shock. "Boss, doing this will not only not improve the relationship between you and Mrs. Lena, but will also exacerbate it."
"Ha," William sneered. "Even if I want to please them, when it's time to scold them, these flies won't hold back, unless I become their boss."
"Hmm? Mom, how about I buy a few big newspapers in London? "
"Not good?" Lena glared at William. "Which one of the groups behind those big newspapers isn't a big power? Only an idiot would sell it to you. William, I don't want you to jump into this vortex. Once you become the boss of a big newspaper, those regular customers will keep an eye on you."
After thinking about it, it seemed to be true. "Okay, Mom, I'll listen to you on this matter."
"Ring ring ring", the phone suddenly rang. As soon as the call connected, Anthony's voice came through. "Boss, everyone in Arcade Street is asking for 60 million pounds, and they need to pay in cash. This price is 23% higher than the market price. If we talk about the cost, we should be able to reduce it by a lot. What do you think?"
"Promise him that you'll get the contract and transfer done as soon as possible. At the same time, inform Arcade Street that I'll be going shopping with my mother at 9: 30 in the morning. Tell them to wait for us to leave before they open for business."
"Understood, Boss, I'll do it right away."
After hanging up, William said to Sunday, "Let the Spider Robot Launcher monitor Arcade Street, and inform Barney and the other two to scout the area, but don't show up."
"Understood, sir. The mission is being carried out. It's estimated that the entire Arcade Street will be monitored in half an hour."
After making the arrangements, William looked at his watch and said to Lena and Abigail, "Mom, it's 8: 11 now. You have an hour to prepare."
"Ah," Abigail exclaimed, "I'm going too?" After saying that, she looked at Lena. Seeing that her mother didn't say anything, she happily kissed William on the cheek and apologized to Lena. Then, she put down the cutlery and happily walked upstairs.
Lena looked at Abigail who quickly walked out of the restaurant and glared at William. "Aren't you afraid that your girlfriend in New York will find out?"
"Ambrosio already knows." William shrugged. "It's okay, mom. I'll take care of this."
"I hope so." Lena shook her head helplessly. "Just don't make a scandal." After saying that, she put down the cutlery and went upstairs to change her clothes and put on makeup.
40 minutes later, a group of people drove two bulletproof cars, ignoring the paparazzi at the entrance of the manor, and arrived at Arcade Street. As soon as they got out of the car, they saw Anthony in a suit and a dozen of his men waiting for them.
Walking in front of William, Anthony introduced a man in a decent suit who was in his fifties standing beside him. "Boss, this is the general manager of Arcade Street, Mr. Hart Stein."
After Anthony finished the introduction, Hart Stein quickly took the initiative to extend his hand. "Hello, Mr. Devonshire. I'm Hart Stein. It's an honor to serve you and Mrs. Lena."
"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Stein." William shook hands with Hart Stein. "Let's go. There are too many people on the street. Let's go in first."
"Okay, sir. Please follow me."
Hart Stein extended his hand and made a "please" gesture. Then, he led William's group and the bodyguards into Arcade Street.
William brought his mother and Abigail into the mall to shop. He enjoyed a rare moment of leisure, but the street outside was in chaos.
The English paparazzi were indeed the ancestors of paparazzi. In less than ten minutes, some paparazzi who knew the people in Arcade Street received the news that Arcade Street was closed today because William wanted to accompany his mother to shop.
Therefore, the entire street and the two three-story commercial buildings on both sides of the street were closed. They were not open to the public until William and his mother left.
After another ten to twenty minutes, the paparazzi received the news that Arcade Street had been sold. According to insiders, the whole deal was confirmed in less than ten minutes. The specific price and the buyer were still unknown.
However, William appeared here with his mother. There was no doubt that the buyer was William.
This time, not only did the paparazzi cheer, a few TV stations sent reporters and interview cars to Burlington Arcade Street in less than twenty minutes.
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